HER011 EAU DE PARFUM
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[Hermes]
A fragrant expression of Hermes, the dizzying Fleet-Footed Messenger God of Rogues, Thieves and Tricksters.
The accord is an airy whiz of dynamic white florals on a base of white musk - constantly evolving and changing - an apt dedication to the speedster himself [the prankster, bringer of luck and ambassador and giver of good things is, always, as we know, on the move].
Where to even start with this evolving accord?
Once you think you have worked it out - it takes a turn - and fast.
It opens with a sparkling rush of bergamot and magnolia - a gust of wind through an open field.
Plum flashes, fleeting and unexpected - a fruity tease in the airy expanse, which gives way to jasmine, tuberose, rose, orchid and violet - petals caught in the slip stream swirl.
Beneath lies the soft, grounding white musk, vanilla, cedarwood and ambrette, the quiet hum of earth under the God’s winged feet.
NOTES
Top // Bergamot, magnolia, plum
Mid // Jasmine, tuberose, rose, orchid, violet
Base // White musk, vanilla, cedarwood, ambrette
DETAILS
Eau De Parfum // 50ml // 1.7 fl oz
Bottled in Melbourne, Australia
[Formula designed in Paris, France]
+ Minor upcoming formula tweaks planned in the next batch [see perfumer’s notes below].
INGREDIENTS
PERFUMER’S WORKING NOTES
Grk // ΕΡΜΗΣ
Number // 11
God of // Messages, rogues, thieves and tricksters
Family // Complicated TBC
Colour(s) // Baby blue [primary], white, grey [secondary]
Symbol(s) // Winged sandals
In brief // A fragrant expression of Hermes the dizzying Fleet-Footed Messenger God of rogues, thieves and tricksters. An ever-evolving accord blended to emulate an airy whiz through clouds and fields of white florals
Who would we buy it for? // TBC
Key/signature note // Jasmine
Surprise note // White musk
Fragrance Family // Floral [noting it leans towards the floral section of Michael Edward’s Fragrance Wheel i.e., soft floral]
Descriptors // Airy, white, floral, clean, genderless, soft, youthful, evolving
Planet // Mercury
Roman // Mercury
Star sign(s) // TBC
Commercial release // January 2026
First formulation // March 2020 [Nicole’s house, Clayton South, Melbourne, Australia]
Second formulation // July 2023, [ISIPCA, Paris, France]
Third formulation // September 2024 [Thema HQ, F26/94 Keys Rd, Cheltenham Australia]
Final formulation // TBC
Perfumer(s) // Con Panagiotopoulos, Nicole Panagiotopoulos
Packaging // Linen THEMATIKOS bag until commercial release [awaiting box production]
Formula tweaks prior to commercial release // Further additions of white musk, hedione, ambrette